Cartoon by Behrendt on the explosion of the first French atomic bomb (1960)

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‘The atomic miracle. “Before, I was ignored. Now, …”’ In February 1960, the German cartoonist, Fritz Behrendt, illustrates France’s new status on the international stage after the explosion, on 13 February at Reggane in the Algerian Sahara, of the first French atomic bomb.

Source and copyright

Source: MICHEL, M.-L. (sous la dir.). 300 caricatures de 50 dessinateurs/De Gaulle. Paris: Cérès, 1967. 143 p.

Copyright: (c) Fritz Behrendt
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Cartoon by Behrendt on the explosion of the first French atomic bomb (1960)